MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Padova, PhD in Space Sciences and Technologies at the Centre of Studies and Activities for Space “G. Colombo”. Researcher (2000), Associated Professor (2007) and Full Professor (2017) in Mechanical Thermal Measurement and Testing, since 1999 teaches courses for Mechanical, Aerospace and Energetic Engineering Degree. At present, he is teaching Measurement and Space Robotics for Aerospace Engineering Master Degree. He is Technical Manager of SIMBIOS-SYS, an integrated experiment composed by High resolution camera, Stereo camera and a hyperspectral spectrometer, for BebiColombo ESA Mission. CO-I of OSIRIS and technical responsible for the WAC, a telescope of OSIRIS on board of the Rosetta ESA Mission. Member of Mars Exploration Program Advisory Group (MEPAG). Co-Pi of DREAMS, environmental and meteorological experiment for Exomars 2016, Instrument Scientist for the MoonRise mission proposal submitted to NASA. Since October 2015 Director of CISAS "G. Colombo". The research experiences are mainly devoted to: design and implementation of instrumental set-ups for calibration and testing, modelling and uncertainty estimation of instruments, parameter identification on mechanical systems, conceptual and optimal design of instruments and automated mechanisms and robotics for autonomous labs, design and calibration of mechanism for space application. He is author of 108 papers published in International Journals with referee, 117 papers published in Proceedings of International Congress with referee,7 abstracts and 5 posters to International Congress, 2 contribution on books
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